To Comrade Bryukhanov, or Comrade Khinchouk,

Comrade Khalatov! Read this and return it with your comments.

Is there something that can be done? Talk directly with Frumkin by telephone.

7/IV.

Lenin

Written April 7, 1921

First published in 1932. Printed from the manuscript

in Lenin Miscellany XX

TO A. V. LUNACHARSKY, M. N. POKROVSKY,

YE. A. LITKENS

April 8, 1921

Comrades Lunacharsky, Pokrovsky, and Litkens,

The signs are multiplying that matters in the People's Commissariat of Enlightenment are not improving in terms of systematicity and orderliness of work, contrary to the directives of the Central Committee and special assignments of the Central Committee during the reorganization of the People's Commissariat of Enlightenment.

When will the basic plan of work be worked out? What questions will be included in this plan? Such as the compilation of textbooks, — the library network and its utilization, — model schools, — the reporting of teachers, — the programs of courses, lectures, school activities, —

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